I like my stories to be immersive. I am a visual person when writing and reading. So to me, it’s all part of the characterization: the way that they wear clothes, what the clothes look like, what they look like. I also want it to be a lived-in world. So let’s talk about getting dirty. Let’s talk about taking baths. Let’s think about chapped lips. When I watch particularly fantasy content, I almost look for these things because it is a layer of grittiness that I like, a texture in a story, that I feel is real. The Knight and the Moth was really fun, like gossamer versus armor. You can look into themes of these things too and apply them to the story, or you can decide to read them very literally.
― Rachel Gillig, Interview, Harper’s Bazaar
What booksellers are saying about The Knight and the Moth
- The Knight and the Moth is a story about becoming, about the interplay of religion and power, about what we owe each other, about the beauty of creating, and about the stories we write to make ourselves into who we are. It’s also sneaky funny. Like laugh out loud several times funny. You’re going to love this story, Bartholomew, and I can’t wait for you to understand that reference.
― Jodi Laidlaw, Blue Cypress Books in New Orleans, Louisiana | BUY
- The story of a Diviner, a Gargoyle, and a Knight who go on a quest to hunt down gods and kill them. There was never a dull moment in this one! Featuring dark magic, grit, humor, and a slow burn romance, fans of One Dark Window will eat this up.
― Sarai Rivera, Spellbound Bookstore in Sanford, Florida | BUY
- Wow this book was so captivating I couldn’t put it down. Gillig has once again created such a unique magic system. With magical objects that perform different tasks depending on which side you use them on, and girls that become diviners who can give omens to people but only if they drown themselves in the spring water. Don’t worry this isn’t a one time thing, they repeatedly drown and them come back to life to do it again. Oh and also add a wonderful romance into the mix and you have a beautiful five star read.
― Kelli Dynia, Copperfish Books in Punta Gorda, Florida | BUY
- Rachel Gillig truly is great at the Gothic Fantasy genre, I knew the second there were talking gargoyles and cathedrals that I would love the aesthetics. This novel is so easy to get lost in: the writing is smooth, the plot paced great, and the fantasy elements compelling. Can’t wait for the rest of the series!
― Meghan Haile, The Lynx in Gainesville, Florida | BUY
About Rachel Gillig
Rachel Gillig was born and raised on the California coast. She is a writer and a teacher, with a B.A. in Literary Theory and Criticism from UC Davis. If she is not ensconced in blankets dreaming up her next novel, Rachel is in her garden or walking with her husband, son, and their poodle, Wally.
